Thread: What are you working on?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Oh yeah! The o-ring debacle! It was SO easy to disgust old Pixel!

Love his responses miss that guy.

Originally Posted by xiaotuzi

That's a cool looking horn, I like the area of transition from dark to light. I can see how nice brushes can be made from it but how do you flatten it for scales? I run into these from time to time and always think of scales but I pass them up because I don't know how to flatten them.

Its actually a lot easier then what you might think, put the piece in the oven 250 degrees 15 minutes, clamp between 2 pieces of steel and let it sit and cool off, that makes a nice piece of flat horn.

Wow, that is simple. I thought there must be more to it than that. I bet that fills the ol' kitchen with an interesting smell! I'm going to have to keep an eye out for a horn I can cook.

You'd have to cut the horn length wise, first. Just cut it in half I suppose. Never did it myself, but cuddarunner posted a video of some gentlemen working with horns.

They cut them , heated them in a fire till mailable, and made things from them, don't remember what, I was more interested in the procedure.

Originally Posted by Martin103

Its actually a lot easier then what you might think, put the piece in the oven 250 degrees 15 minutes, clamp between 2 pieces of steel and let it sit and cool off, that makes a nice piece of flat horn.

Well while this isn't about making scales, it is about how to work with horn. While the method of heating is a bit different, the clamping is the same!

I hope all will enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOLhFLOFggM

I stumbled upon this as well and thought it was well worth passing on.

Thanks Roy

Very cool process that is. Thanks for sharing.
I re read that brush thread and chuckled at some of the comments made. Ah yes, the o ring debacle.. Smile every time I use that floppy ole brush still. And got some nice words from Walleyeman Ray in there as well. Didn't even know at that time how amazing his brushes were and how much I would grow to want one..
Chatted with him a few times after, as well as Bill about brush builds and learned a lot..thankfully.

Yeah! Bill, Ray AND his son were regulars. Great and talented guys.

Quick clean up on a W&B.

Yuck..


Breadknifed on novoculite..


Flossed out the pivot, tightened up the pins and gave the blade a polish.


Fun.

Very nice Matt. [emoji482]
Did you miss the tail, or is it just badly pitted.?